A crown of thorns
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In Aethos survival is a crown only blood can buy.
Emery Sinnett never asked to be chosen for the Trials of Aethos-an ancient, brutal competition where ten royal heirs are summoned to a cursed city and forced to fight for their lives. The reward? Power. Glory. A throne. The cost? Everything.
Surrounded by enemies and shadows, Emery must navigate deadly creatures, twisted magic, and treacherous alliances. And then there's Xavier Hayes-cold, lethal, and infuriatingly unreadable. Their rivalry burns hot, but in a game where one wrong move means death, trust may be deadlier than any blade.
Two will survive. In a world ruled by thorns and lies, Emery is determined to write her own legend-even if she has to burn the whole kingdom down to do it.
Let the Trials begin.
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